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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
absolute
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
all
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
always
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
attended
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
away
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
bit
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
cats
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
command
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
crazy
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
dined
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
dinner
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
dog
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
down
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
draw
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
especial
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
family
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
favour
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
favourite
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From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
give
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
grown
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
hand
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
hang
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
how
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
island
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
kind
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
king
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
like
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
lives
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
lord
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
made
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
majesty
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
mark
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
multiply
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
now
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
old
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
only
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From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
other
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
permitted
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From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
person
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From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
Poll
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From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
prince
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
rebels
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
sat
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
see
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
seen
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
servants
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
side
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
sit
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
smile
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
species
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
Stoic
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From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
subjects
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
table
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
talk
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From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
Then
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
There
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
too
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
two
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From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
whole
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From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
